2017 ACC Championship Game

The 2017 ACC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017. It was the 13th annual ACC Football Conference Championship Game to determine the 2017 champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game was held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and featured the Clemson Tigers and the Miami Hurricanes. Clemson won the game, 38-3.

2017 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Miami00033
Clemson14717038
DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
StadiumBank of America Stadium[1]
LocationCharlotte, NC
MVPKelly Bryant (QB, Clemson)
FavoriteClemson by 12 [2]
RefereeJeff Flanagan
Attendance74,372
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersChris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi (ABC)
Bill Rosinski and David Norrie (ESPN Radio)
ACC Championship Game
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2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^ 71  122 
No. 23 NC State 62  94 
Boston College 44  76 
Louisville 44  85 
Wake Forest 44  85 
Florida State 35  76 
Syracuse 26  48 
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy 71  103 
No. 24 Virginia Tech 53  94 
Georgia Tech 44  56 
Duke 35  76 
Pittsburgh 35  57 
Virginia 35  67 
North Carolina 17  39 
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

History

The 2017 Championship Game was the 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's 65-year history. Last season, the ACC Championship Game featured the Clemson Tigers, champions of the Atlantic Division, and the Virginia Tech Hokies, champions of the Coastal Division. Clemson won the game 42–35, and went on to win the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.

Site selection

The championship game had been hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina from 2010 to 2015, and had been slated to host through at least 2019.[3] However, in response to North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (HB2), the ACC voted in September 2016 to move the 2016 championship out of North Carolina.[4] Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida was chosen as a replacement site for the 2016 game. ACC Commissioner John Swofford delayed the decision on where to hold the 2017 football Championship Game due to the ongoing controversy.[5][6] On April 19, 2017, the ACC announced that the football championship game and other neutral site conference events would return to Charlotte in 2017.[1]

Teams

#7 Miami Hurricanes

Miami secured its spot in the game by winning the Coastal Division. This is the first ACC divisional title and first appearance in the ACC Championship Game for the Hurricanes.[7]

#1 Clemson Tigers

Clemson qualified for the game by winning the Atlantic Division with a 7–1 record. Their only loss was to Syracuse, while the Tigers defeated: Louisville, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, NC State, and Florida State. This is the Tiger's third straight appearance in the ACC Championship game.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPMiamiClemson
110:3610684:24ClemsonTravis Etienne 4-yard touchdown run, Alex Spence kick good07
13:027713:07ClemsonKelly Bryant 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Spence kick good014
212:499413:46ClemsonAdam Choice 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Spence kick good021
310:146162:36Clemson46-yard field goal by Alex Spence024
33:136433:13ClemsonTavien Feaster 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Spence kick good031
31:012130:55ClemsonDeon Cain 27-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Bryant, Alex Spence kick good038
43:299544:05Miami22-yard field goal by Michael Badgley338
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.338

Source: [8]

Statistics

Statistics[8]MIACU
First Downs1018
Total Yards214331
Rushing Yards10477
Passing yards110254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14-29–225-34-0
Time of possession25:5434:06

References